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Another Calendar Savant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Lindsay C. Hurst  and
David J. Mulhall
Lindsay C. Hurst*
Affiliation:
Plymouth Health Authority
David J. Mulhall
Affiliation:
Plymouth Health Authority
*
∗Moorhaven Hospital, Bittaford, Ivybridge, S. Devon, PL21 0EX
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Abstract

A 38-year-old patient, who can give the day of the week of any day this century, is described. He is believed to have been autistic in early childhood. The relationship of the autistic child and the adolescent idiot savant is discussed and brief reference made to the patient's method.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 152 , Issue 2 , February 1988 , pp. 274 - 277
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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